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In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to solve the (mean-covariance) steering problem for a fairly general class of linear continuous-time stochastic systems subject to input delays. Specifically, we aim at steering delayed linear…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-27 Gabriel Velho , Riccardo Bonalli , Jean Auriol , Islam Boussaada

In this paper, we present a new control policy parametrization for the finite-horizon covariance steering problem for discrete-time Gaussian linear systems (DTGLS) which can reduce the latter stochastic optimal control problem to a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-29 Isin M. Balci , Efstathios Bakolas

This paper presents an adaptive Kalman filter for a linear dynamic system perturbed by an additive disturbance. The objective is to estimate both of the state and the unknown disturbance concurrently, while learning the disturbance as a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-23 Taeyoung Lee

We consider optimal signalling and control of discrete-time nonlinear partially observable stochastic systems in state space form. In the first part of the paper, we characterize the operational {\it control-coding capacity}, $C_{FB}$ in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Charalambos D. Charalambous , Stelios Louka

We propose to solve a constrained distribution steering problem, i.e., steering a stochastic linear system from an initial distribution to some final, desired distribution subject to chance constraints. We do so by characterizing the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-14 Vignesh Sivaramakrishnan , Joshua Pilipovsky , Meeko M. K. Oishi , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper, the problem of state estimation, in the context of both filtering and smoothing, for nonlinear state-space models is considered. Due to the nonlinear nature of the models, the state estimation problem is generally intractable…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2021-11-24 Jarrad Courts , Adrian Wills , Thomas B. Schön

We present an output feedback stochastic model predictive control (SMPC) approach for linear systems subject to Gaussian disturbances and measurement noise and probabilistic constraints on system states and inputs. The presented approach…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-20 Simon Muntwiler , Kim P. Wabersich , Robert Miklos , Melanie N. Zeilinger

We address the problem of finite-horizon control of a discrete-time linear system, where the initial state distribution follows a Gaussian mixture model, the terminal state must follow a specified Gaussian distribution, and the state and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-10 Naoya Kumagai , Kenshiro Oguri

This paper studies the set of terminal state covariances that are reachable over a finite time horizon from a given initial state covariance for a linear stochastic system with additive noise. For discrete-time systems, a complete…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-22 Fengjiao Liu , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper, we study the finite-horizon optimal density steering problem for discrete-time stochastic linear dynamical systems. Specifically, we focus on steering probability densities represented as Gaussian mixture models which are…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-19 Isin M. Balci , Efstathios Bakolas

This paper addresses the problem of steering a discrete-time linear dynamical system from an initial Gaussian distribution to a final distribution in a game-theoretic setting. One of the two players strives to minimize a quadratic payoff,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-03-09 Venkata Ramana Makkapati , Tanmay Rajpurohit , Kazuhide Okamoto , Panagiotis Tsiotras

We consider the problem to steer a linear dynamical system with full state observation from an initial gaussian distribution in state-space to a final one with minimum energy control. The system is stochastically driven through the control…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-08-12 Yongxin Chen , Tryphon Georgiou , Michele Pavon

Stochastic feedback systems give rise to a variety of notions of stability. The conditions for the stability of the median, mean, and variance stability conditions differ. These conditions can be stated explicitly for scalar discrete-time…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-19 Roy S. Smith , Bassam Bamieh

In this work, we consider the problem of steering the first two moments of the uncertain state of a discrete time nonlinear stochastic system to prescribed goal quantities at a given final time. In principle, the latter problem can be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-01 Efstathios Bakolas , Alexandros Tsolovikos

This paper addresses the problem of steering an initial probability distribution to a target probability distribution through a deterministic or stochastic linear control system. Our proposed approach is inspired by the flow matching…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-15 Yuhang Mei , Mohammad Al-Jarrah , Amirhossein Taghvaei , Yongxin Chen

In this paper, we study the problem of how to optimally steer the state covariance of a general continuous-time linear stochastic system over a finite time interval subject to additive noise. Optimality here means reaching a target state…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-16 Fengjiao Liu , Panagiotis Tsiotras

A recursive state estimation procedure is derived for a linear time varying system with both parametric uncertainties and stochastic measurement droppings. This estimator has a similar form as that of the Kalman filter with intermittent…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Tong Zhou

This letter deals with the problem of state estimation for a class of systems involving linear dynamics with multiple quadratic output measurements. We propose a systematic approach to immerse the original system into a linear time-varying…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-19 Soulaimane Berkane , Dionysis Theodosis , Tarek Hamel , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

At present, the problem to steer a non-Markovian process with minimum energy between specified end-point marginal distributions remains unsolved. Herein, we consider the special case for a non-Markovian process y(t) which, however, assumes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-05 Daniele Alpago , Yongxin Chen , Tryphon Georgiou , Michele Pavon

This work develops a stochastic model predictive controller~(SMPC) for uncertain linear systems with additive Gaussian noise subject to state and control constraints. The proposed approach is based on the recently developed finite-horizon…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-26 Kazuhide Okamoto , Panagiotis Tsiotras